Smart Background Noise Estimator

2. The device of claim 1, wherein when the calculated volume gain is equal to the threshold gain the one or more processors are further configured to re-smooth the background noise level.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the weight factor corresponds to a change in intensity of background noise.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the weight factor is larger for a first transition from a first background noise level to a second background noise level than a second transition from a third background noise level to a fourth background noise level, the first transition being quicker than the second transition.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein smoothing the determined background noise further includes applying the weight factor to a second smoothed noise level.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the smoothed noise level is calculated at a first time and the second smoothed noise level is calculated at a second time, the second time occurring before the first time.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein applying the volume gain occurs over a period of time such that the playback volume gradually increases or decreases.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising, respondent to the determined state of the device being an active state, re-smoothing, using the one or more processors, the background noise level when the calculated volume gain is equal to the threshold gain.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the weight factor corresponds to a change in intensity of background noise.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the weight factor is larger for a first transition from a first background noise level to a second background noise level than a second transition from a third background noise level to a fourth background noise level, the first transition being quicker than the second transition.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein smoothing the determined background noise further includes applying, using the one or more processors, the weight factor to a second smoothed noise level.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the smoothed noise level is calculated at a first time and the second smoothed noise level is calculated at a second time, the second time occurring before the first time.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising, respondent to the determined state of the device being an active state, receiving content such that smoothing the determined background noise level and calculating the volume gain occur when the device is receiving the content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the weight factor corresponds to a change in intensity of background noise such that the weight factor is larger for a first transition from a first background noise level to a second background noise level than a second transition from a third background noise level to a fourth background noise level, the first transition being quicker than the second transition.